Memphis

Joe Towns Jr. — 2008 Tennessee House, District 84 campaign

Tennessee House, District 84 Democratic

2008 Tennessee House, District 84

Also ran for Criminal Court Clerk on Who Funds Memphis

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2007–Q4 2008

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$33
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2010 TN House 84
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$19,400
Why this number?
Total Spent
$31,387
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
161.7%
$31,387 spent of $19,400 raised (cash) · opened with $12,017
Donors
40
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
7%
$1,450 of $19,400 raised · self-contributions
Out-of-State
12%
$2,250 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $33 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $17,950
Candidate's own contributions $1,450
Raised (cash) $19,400
From each filing:
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Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $17,066
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $14,320
Total spent $31,387
From each filing:
  • Q4 2008 Amendment $16,154 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $3,336 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $12,817 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2008 Amendment $775 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $541 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $234 filing-stated
  • Q3 2008 Amendment $3,139 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,817 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $322 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2008 Amendment $603 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $535 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $68 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2008 Amendment $3,416 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $2,896 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $521 filing-stated
  • Q1 2008 Amendment $1,716 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $1,357 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $359 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2007 Amendment $5,585 derived

Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $2,250 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $19,400
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $2,250
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$19,400
Spent
$31,387

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

The candidate’s own money made up 7% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 20%, organizations and PACs 73%.

Candidate’s own money $1K · 7% Individuals $4K · 20% Organizations & PACs $14K · 73%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $1,450 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $19,400
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $1,450
From individuals $3,850
From organizations and PACs $14,100
Source filings:

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

87% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (13% from out of state).

Tennessee $15,700 Out of state $2,250
  • Nashville $11K59%
  • Memphis $3K17%
  • Philadelphia, PA $9005%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $2K
  • Other out-of-state $1K
Why this number?

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $2,250 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $17,950
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $2,250
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jul 2007 – Jan 2009. Peak $4,550 in Jan 2008. Spending peaked at $3,611 in Jan 2008.

Cash contributions Spent

Bars show $11,375 of $17,950 in itemized contributions. The other $6,575 can’t be placed in a month — the filing gave no usable date, or recorded no identifiable source.

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $100 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 49 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Gary Odom 3 $2,000.00
Joe Towns Jr Self 3 $1,450.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) 2 $1,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $1,000.00
Memphis-PACE PAC 1 $1,000.00
Federal Express PAC 1 $1,000.00
Comcast Corp PAC 2 $900.00
3D Financial PAC 2 $500.00
Lawyers Involved for TN 1 $500.00
Tennessee Optometric PAC 1 $500.00

Expenditures

51 vendors 83 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Verizon 8 $4,010.48 23%
Best Western Music Row 10 $1,792.06 11%
Towns, Jr., Joe 2 $1,700.00 10%
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel 1 $911.44 5%
Best Western 8 $720.90 4%
Airtran Airline 1 $520.50 3%
Days Inn 3 $483.00 3%
Herron Travel Agency 1 $463.00 3%
US Postal Service 1 $451.00 3%
La Pasada Hotel 1 $350.00 2%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Amended $14,933.58 $32.59 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended $13,983.40 $14,933.58 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended $13,722.52 $13,983.40 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended $13,125.34 $13,722.52 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended $15,041.59 $13,125.34 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended $12,016.66 $10,551.11 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended $10,551.11 $15,041.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 $12,016.66 $12,016.66 Source ↗